Africa
Pancontinental withdraws from Kenya licence
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has served a notice of withdrawal on BG Kenya L10B Limited (BG), the only remaining participant and operator of Kenya Licence L10B (L10B), from the Joint Operating Agreement with BG and from the PSC governing L10B. Pancontinental holds a 25% interest in L10B, while BG hol
Hamburg Süd Most Reliable in February
German liner company Hamburg Süd claimed the title of the most reliable carrier in February overtaking Maersk Line, having achieved an on-time performance of 86.2%, according to SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. This is the first time since February 2014 that Hamburg Süd is back on the top spot. Danish ca
DW: Africa to dominate deepwater capex over next 5 years
Deepwater expenditure is expected to increase by 69%, compared to the preceding five-year period, totalling $210 billion (bn) from 2015 to 2019, Douglas Westwood, an energy intelligence group has said. As production from mature basins onshore and in shallow water declines, development of deepwater r
IADC: Facts About Site Investigations
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its new ‘Facts About’ publication on Site Investigations. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjec
CMA CGM Sets Up MedGulf Service
French container line CMA CGM is launching a MedGulf Service, linking the Mediterranean to the US Gulf and Caribbean (Dominican Republic, Jamaica), with the first boxship in the new service scheduled to leave Livorno on April 24. This new service will offer weekly sailings from the Mediterranean to
New CEO for Afren. Shares jump
Afren plc, a London-listed independent oil and gas company with assets in Africa, will soon name a new CEO. The announcement caused the company’s shares to jump seven percent today. In a London Stock Exchange filing today, the company confirmed media reports that Roc Oil’s Alan Linn is proposed to b
WATCH: Sea Shepherd Rescues Crew as Poaching Vessel ‘Tunder’ Goes Down
Captain Peter Hammarstedt of the Sea Shepherd anti-poaching ship ‘Bob Barker’ has reported that the unflagged toothfish-poaching vessel ‘Thunder’ has sunk in 4000 metres of water, 19 nautical miles north of the Equator and 115 miles from Sao Tome. The Sea Shepherd ships ‘Bob Barker’ and ‘Sam Simon’
Update: Poaching Vessel Thunder Deliberately Scuttled?
Captain Peter Hammarstedt of the Sea Shepherd anti-poaching ship Bob Barker has reported that the unflagged toothfish-poaching vessel Thunder sank yesterday in 4,000 metres of water 19 nautical miles north of the Equator and 115 miles from the West African island of Sao Tome. The evidence is that th
Portugal’s Sines terminal awaits LNG cargo
REN’s Sines LNG terminal in Portugal is expected to receive a cargo of the chilled gas on April 8. The 160,000 cbm Golar Crystal is carrying the cargo from Nigeria’s 22 Mtpa Bonny LNG plant, port data reveals. Golar has in January this year chartered Golar Crystal to Nigeria LNG, the operator of the
Portugal’s Sines terminal awaits LNG cargo
REN’s Sines LNG terminal in Portugal is expected to receive a cargo of the chilled gas on April 8. The 160,000 cbm Golar Crystal is carrying the cargo from Nigeria’s 22 Mtpa Bonny LNG plant, port data reveals. Golar has in January this year chartered Golar Crystal to Nigeria LNG, the operator of the
Conservation Group Sea Shepherd Rescues Poachers
The conservation group Sea Shepherd reported receiving a distress signal from the poaching vessel Thunder today, saying that the ship is sinking inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of Sao Tome, the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. The Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker answered the distress call issued by the
Suez Canal Unaffected by Yemen Crisis
The passage of ships through the Suez Canal has not been affected by the ongoing military clashes in Yemen, according to a Suez Canal Authority (SCA) official. “Since the military operation in Yemen was launched last week, revenues from the Suez Canal, along with marine traffic, has been normal comp